On a quiet street in De Smet, South Dakota, stands a house that carries within its walls one of the most beloved stories of the American frontier. Known simply as the Ingalls House, it was built in 1887 by Charles “Pa” Ingalls, father of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose Little House  books immortalized the family’s pioneer life. While Laura had already grown up and moved on by the time her parents settled here, this house became the final homestead for Charles and Caroline

Perched gracefully along the banks of the Delaware Canal, The Wave House feels less like a traditional home and more like a flowing sculpture shaped by the very water it overlooks. Designed in 1960 by architect Jules Gregory, this remarkable residence breaks from convention with its signature undulating roofline—an architectural ripple that seems to echo the gentle movement of the canal’s waters. Inside, The Wave reveals a perfect harmony between form and function. Expansive

Just beyond the tree line in Seaford, Delaware, where the land stretches wide and quiet, there stands a mansion with stories folded into every brick. The Governor Ross Mansion doesn’t clamor for attention. It doesn’t need to. Its walls have weathered war, politics, and time—and they still hold their shape. Built in 1859, just on the edge of a nation about to tear itself apart, the Ross Mansion was the home of William H. H. Ross, Delaware’s 37th governor and a man whose life s